In Wall Street Journal interview, president also plays down former adviser’s role in 2016 election victory

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said he feels “betrayed” by his former chief strategist and campaign adviser, Steve Bannon, depicting him as a self-promoter who inflated his importance in the president’s election victory.

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, Mr. Trump said that any number of his campaign aides contributed more to the 2016 election result than Mr. Bannon.

“Steve’s...

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